#title "scalar in list context" my @array = qw(zero one two); my ($listItemOne, $listItemTwo, $listItemThree); #CASE ONE ##assign array to different scalars, notice the ()## ($listItemOne, $listItemTwo, $listItemThree)=@array; #CASE TWO ##This assigns the length of @array to $var3 ##generates alot of complaints if warnings on... $var1, $var2, $var3=@array; print $var1,"\n"; print $var2,"\n"; print $var3,"\n"; print $listItemOne,"\n"; print $listItemTwo,"\n"; print $listItemThree,"\n";